Metal connection for frame members



June 4, 1935. GALANTE METAL CONNECTION FOR FRAME MEMBERS In menial.

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. 40 112.1 bars l5 between which extend cross bars 15 Overlapping Side portions 23 and 24, the flan Patented June 4, 1935 I v UNITED STATES PAT NT OFFICE;

'METAL. CONNECTION FOR FRAME MEMBERS I I Ermanno Galante, Woburn, Mass.

Application ctoberjl5, 1932 S'eri'alNo. 637,883 6 Claims. (01. 20-94) i The. invention. relates to a metal. connection same size. The wings 24 are each provided with for frames with. especial adaptation for connecta wing extension 3% separated from the body of v ins; framexbars: angularly arranged. the blank. by a cut d. The blank i8 is folded TheVobjectI-ofthe invention is to provide a upon the dotted lines a to provide. opposing strong rigid; metal connection for the frame bars spaced face portions 20- and a connecting end 5 and one which will define the precise angular portion 2| in. the formed connection, (see Fig. 4)

positioning of the bars on applying thev bars to the portions 28 extending respectively from the. the connection. ii top andbottom edges of said end portion. The The invention is; particularly applicable to the side win 23 d 24 0f the blank also 10; qnatmwtion. of ,iskeleton frames upon which folded respectively upon the dotted lines- D and 10 are stretchedfor tanning purposes. Such C to. form side portions 23 and 24 in the formed frames are. subjected "to unusually hard usage connection. The folded side portions 23 and 24 and; abutting frame membersiare usually sewill then extend from the side edges of the face clnteti together by a. tongue on one of the memportions 20, andin the formed connection will oohere: engaging a. groove in the other. Because cupvoverlapping relationship to one anothenthe 15 of hard usage: that these frames receive, the portions 23 occupying an overlapping positiontongue or groove becomes broken thus rendering with relation to. the'underlying portions 24. To the: frame useless. A further object of the insecure such overlapp relationship bet/Ween venticm: istol-overcomethi'sd'i'ificu-lty and provide these side'portions of the connection it will be v a skeleton frame within the terms ofthe object observed thatin the blank the dotted line c 20 first. abavereferredto. upon which the wing '23- is. bent is slightly offset The invention will be more clearly understood from the side edge Oft y the blank, the y from the following description in conjunction Wings 24 turning on the dotted line 11 Which lies with the accompanying drawing in which within said edge.

Fig. 1 is a plan View of a tanning frame hav- The Wing extensions t0 the Wings 24 are 25 ing a metal connection embodying the invention fo ded alo the es 6 t p v outwardly for' its frame bars. tending flanges 30 in the formed connection.

Fig. 2 is a detail plan of one corner of the Each of the side portions 23 and 24 and flanges frame. 30 are provided with holes 25 for receiving nails 30 Fig. 3 is a view of the blank from which by which they may be secured to the frame bars 30 the metal connection is made; and I5 and I6. For like purpose the face portions 20 Fig. 4 is a perspective view of the metal conare provided with holes 26. If the connections nection. are to be used for fastening together the bars of The invention is illustrated in the accompanytanning frames the face portions 20 are prefing drawing as applied to a tanning frame It! to erably provided with one or more openings 21. 35

which a hide II is secured either by tacks 52 en- The frame bars I5 and I6 are assembled with gaging both h i n f m r by rin s I3 the connection I! by inserting the frame bar l5 extending from the various parts of the hide ll ithin the opening formed by the face portions to tac s he f ame 0 comprises l s 20, the end portion 2| and the fore edges of the near the ends t-hEIGOf, With the ends of the bars 30 thus engaging t Side of t bar '5 abutting the inner edges of the bars frame bar 15 is inserted in the opening formed by i fg Wlth the mventlon the frame the face portion 20 and the overlapping side porand I6 are secured together by metal 23 24 I connections l1, each comprising a metal sheet hens. and h bar bemg brought into 45 bent to provide a Sheath Surrounding the 1Ongi abutting relation with the side of the frame bar tudinal bar l5 and embracing the adjacent end Wlth the frame bars thus assembled with of the cross bar 16, the sheath, being attached the Connection both bars and connection are to the respective bars fixedly united by nails 28 extending through the The connection I! is formed from an elon- Openings 25 and 25 in the connection when the 50 gated substantially rectangular blank [8 of sheet connection is d f r fastening together th bars metal. The side portions of this blank are out Of tanning frames and is p v w Openings away as shown at I9 in Fig. 3, leaving side Wings 21 in the face p t ons t e eof, t e ope s 23 and 24 respectively at the ends of the blank. permit the hide to be secured to those portions of The wings 23 and 24 are of substantially the the frame bars underlying said openings.

I claim:-

1. A metal connection for angularly arranged frame bars, said connection comprising a metal sheet bent to form a sheath having separate housings for receiving and defining the angular position of said respective bars and attachable thereto for connecting said bars, sai-d sheath including an end portion, opposing face portions extending respectively from the top and bottom edges of said end portion, and opposing side portions extending from the side edges of at least one of said face portions, at least one of said side portions being spaced from said end portion.

2. A metal connection for angularly arranged frame bars, said connection comprising a metal sheet bent to form a sheath having separate housings for receiving and defining the angular position of said respective bars and attachable thereto for connecting said bars, said sheath including an end portion, opposing face portions extending respectively from the top and bottom edges of the end portion, opposing side portions extending from the side edges of at least one of said face portions, at least one of said side portions being spaced from said end portion, and an outturned flange forming portion substantially parallel with said end portion extending from the fore edge of the side portion spaced from said end portion.

3. A metal connection for angularly arranged frame bars, said connection comprising a metal sheet bent to form a sheath having separate housings for receiving and defining the angular position of said respective bars and attachable thereto for connecting said bars, said sheath including an, end portion, opposing, face portions extending respectively from the top and bottom edges of said end portion, and overlapping side portions extending from adjacent side edges of a said face portions on opposite sides thereof and spaced from said end portion.

4. A metal connection for angularly arranged frame bars, said connection comprising a metal sheet bent to form a sheath having separate housings for receiving and defining the angular position of said respective bars and attachable thereto for connecting said bars, said sheath including an end portion, opposing face portions extending respectively from the top and bottom edges of said end portion, overlapping side portions extending from the side edges of said face portions on opposite sides thereof and spaced from said .end portion, and out-turned flange forming portions substantially parallel with said end portion extending respectively from the fore edges of the underlying ones of said overlapping side portions.

5. A metal connection for angularly arranged frame bars, said connection comprising a metal sheet bent to form a sheath having separate housings for receiving and defining the angular position of said respective bars and attachable thereto for connecting said bars, said sheath including an end portion, opposing face portions extending respectively from the top and bottom edges of said end portion, overlapping side portions extending from adjacent side edges of said face portions on opposite sides thereof, at least one set of said side portions being spaced from said end portion.

6. A metal connection for angularly arranged frame bars, said connections comprising a metal sheet bent to form a sheath having separate housings for receiving and defining the angular position of said respective bars and attachable thereto for connecting said bars, said sheath including an end portion, opposing face portions extending respectively from the top and bottom edges of said end portion, and opposing side portions extending from the side edges of at least one of said face portions and spaced from said end portion.v

ERMANNO GALANTE. 

